The stages were set, the amps were turned up, and the crowd were literally doing lunge stretches in preparation for 3-days of two-stepping and moshing. Manchester Punk Festival has made its deafening return for its glorious 10 th anniversary; 3 days, 8 venues, a jaw-dropping 150+ acts, and the city is full of punk/rock-adjacent fans to support the musicians leading the charge on the anti-establishment scene. In the current climate of fascism, anti-LGBTQ+, racism, and misogy

A constellation of seven local venues mapped out the weekend’s entertainment at Manchester Punk Festival, shining with brilliant...

As punters walk around the Great Portland Street station looking for the venue, there is a big, bold 229, signalling that this is the...